Howard Karl Kippenberger
1897–1957
(Person)
Lawyer, military leader, historian.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Mentioned in
- 'Something of Them Is Here Recorded': Official History in New Zealand
- 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment
- CHAPTER 1 — Formation and Training in New Zealand
- [extract]
- Foreword
- Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger, — kbe, cb, dso, ed, — died Wellington, 5 May 1957
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — Journey from New Zealand to Egypt
- CHAPTER 3 — Training in Egypt
- CHAPTER 4 — The Campaign in Greece
- CHAPTER 5 — Crete
- CHAPTER 6 — Rebuilding the Battalion
- CHAPTER 7 — Campaign in Libya
- CHAPTER 8 — Rebuilding after Battle
- CHAPTER 12 — Infantry to Armour
- CHAPTER 14 — The Battle for Orsogna
- CHAPTER 15 — Cassino
- Honours and Awards
- Index
- [backmatter]
- 21 Battalion
- CHAPTER 4 — Battle for Crete
- CHAPTER 6 — Syrian Interlude
- CHAPTER 7 — Defence of Egypt
- CHAPTER 8 — Victory in Egypt
- CHAPTER 9 — Pursuit to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 10 — Tunisian Campaign
- CHAPTER 11 — Entr'acte
- CHAPTER 12 — The Sangro and Orsogna
- CHAPTER 13 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 17 — The Winter Line
- Index
- [backmatter]
- 22 Battalion
- 23 Battalion
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 1 — ‘What's in a Name?’
- CHAPTER 3 — To Greece via Egypt
- CHAPTER 5 — Battle of Crete
- CHAPTER 7 — Three Interludes: Kabrit, El Adem, Syria
- CHAPTER 8 — Battle for Egypt
- CHAPTER 9 — The Battle of El Alamein
- CHAPTER 10 — On to Tripoli
- CHAPTER 11 — The Tunisian Campaign
- CHAPTER 12 — Maadi to Orsogna
- CHAPTER 13 — Cassino
- CHAPTER 15 — On to Florence
- CHAPTER 18 — The Last Campaign
- Index
- 24 Battalion
- 25 Battalion
- 26 Battalion
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery
- 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies
- Alam Halfa and Alamein
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 1 — The Opposing Armies
- CHAPTER 2 — The Alam el Halfa Defences
- CHAPTER 3 — The Days of Decision
- CHAPTER 5 — Patrols and Raids
- CHAPTER 6 — Rommel's Offensive Opens
- CHAPTER 9 — Operation BERESFORD
- CHAPTER 10 — Enemy Counter-Attacks
- CHAPTER 11 — Summary of the Battle
- CHAPTER 24 — The Break-out Fails
- CHAPTER 25 — Tanks Attempt Night Advance
- CHAPTER 32 — The Pursuit
- CHAPTER 33 — Halfaya Pass
- Bibliography
- Index
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Bardia to Enfidaville
- Appendix II
- Index
- The Halt at Bardia
- 6 Brigade Advances
- The Enemy escapes—16 December
- Tidying Up
- Outflanking Nofilia
- The Terrain
- The Division moves Forward
- 20 January—into the Gebel
- 21 January—the Plains of Tripoli
- Action at Azizia, 22 January
- 23 January—Tripoli Captured
- Dock Labour
- 2 NZ Division Moves to Medenine
- 5 Infantry Brigade Group and 4 Light Armoured Brigade in Position
- NZ Corps winds up pugilist
- Preparations on 25 March
- Starting Positions for supercharge
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- Point 209
- 5 Infantry Brigade Group on 28 March
- Gabes Captured
- First Contacts with the Enemy Line
- A Halt on 14 April
- 5 Infantry Brigade and the Takrouna Area
- Patrolling
- 28 (Maori) Battalion
- 21 Battalion
- 5 Infantry Brigade
- Takrouna, 20 April
- 20–21 April—Some Reorganisation
- 21 April—the End of oration
- oration in Retrospect
- 2 NZ Division after Takrouna
- Change of Plan
- Operations Around Djebibina
- The Campaign Ends
- Back to Egypt
- NON-OFFICIAL
- Battle for Egypt
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- CHAPTER 2 — A Hazardous Project
- CHAPTER 6 — Forced March to the Desert
- CHAPTER 12 — Twenty-four Tense Hours
- CHAPTER 13 — Eighth Army in Last Ditch
- CHAPTER 16 — Defeat of Ariete Division
- CHAPTER 17 — Thrusts, Parries, and Plans
- CHAPTER 20 — Armies Spar for Positions
- CHAPTER 21 — Planning for Ruweisat
- CHAPTER 22 — Capture of Ruweisat Ridge
- CHAPTER 23 — The First Disaster
- CHAPTER 25 — Enemy Prepares Counter-attack
- CHAPTER 26 — Fourth Brigade Overrun
- CHAPTER 27 — Reflections
- CHAPTER 29 — Plans for El Mreir
- CHAPTER 30 — Advance of Sixth Brigade
- CHAPTER 31 — Succession of Disasters
- CHAPTER 33 — Reorganisation
- Appendix I
- Bibliography
- Index
- [backmatter]
- Chaplains
- Creating a National Spirit: Celebrating New Zealand's Centennial
- Crete
- II: Dispositions of New Zealand Force
- V: Preparations of 2 NZ Division: 30 April–19 May
- III: Canea-Galatas Sector
- 4 NZ Inf Bde O. Instruction No. 9 to O.C. 19 Bn
- I: The Counter-attack at Maleme
- II: The Canea-Galatas Front
- II: The Canea-Galatas Front
- I: The Canea-Galatas Front
- I: The Attack on Galatas
- II: The Counter-attack for Galatas
- III: The Decision to Form a New Line
- III: The Withdrawal of the Brigades and the Movement of Force Reserve
- III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May
- Appendix IX — RETURN VISITS TO CRETE — (By M. B. McGlynn)
- [backmatter]
- Index
- Divisional Cavalry
- Divisional Signals
- Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume II
- Index
- Crete
- 56 — General Freyberg to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 112 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 115 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 146 — Headquarters 2nd NZEF (Cairo)2 to the Chief of the General Staff (Wellington)
- 174 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 204 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 209 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister
- 224 — General Freyberg to the Prime Minister of New Zealand
- 225 — The Hon. F. Jones to the Prime Minister
- 227 — The Prime Minister to the Hon. F. Jones
- 229 — The Hon. F. Jones to the Prime Minister
- 310 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 314 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- 410 — General Freyberg to the Minister of Defence
- Episodes & Studies Volume 1
- Episodes & Studies Volume 2
- Forts and Works, number 11 (June 2001)
- Fulbright in New Zealand
- Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- Infantry Brigadier
- In Peace & War: A Civilian Soldier's Story
- Island Stories
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- II: Rebuilding the Division
- I: Over The River and Up The Hill
- II: Operation TORSO
- I: Operation FLORENCE
- II: Operation ULYSSES
- I: The Winter Line
- II: On The Rapido
- II: The Sequence of Events
- III: Evidence and Argument
- I: Plans and Dispositions
- II: The Maoris' Action
- I: The Origin of dickens
- II: Waiting For The Weather
- (iii)
- (v)
- Index
- [backmatter]
- Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste
- Journey Towards Christmas
- Medical Units of 2 NZEF in Middle East and Italy
- New Zealand Engineers, Middle East
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. I)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. II)
- New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Volume III)
- New Zealand Medical Services in Middle East and Italy
- Petrol Company
- Political and External Affairs
- Prisoners of War
- Problems of 2 NZEF
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Supply Company
- The Home Front Volume I
- The Home Front Volume II
- The Long White Cloud
- The New Zealand Dental Services
- The New Zealand Novel 1860-1965
- The Pacific
- The Relief of Tobruk
- Preface
- CHAPTER 6 — From Baggush to the Libyan Frontier
- CHAPTER 8 — The Frontier Operations Begin
- CHAPTER 9 — Heading for Tobruk
- CHAPTER 12 — The Matruh Stakes
- CHAPTER 13 — The Capture of the Blockhouse
- CHAPTER 14 — Success at Belhamed; Failure at Sidi Rezegh
- CHAPTER 15 — Joining Hands with the Tobruk Garrison
- CHAPTER 22 — Counter-attack on the Tobruk Corridor
- CHAPTER 24 — Belhamed and Zaafran
- CHAPTER 25 — Plodding on Westwards
- Index
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- To Greece
- CHAPTER 1 — The First Echelon
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- Britain Decides to Assist Greece
- The Misunderstanding about the Aliakmon Line
- Movements to and from Servia Pass
- First Moves in the Withdrawal from Servia Pass
- The Withdrawal of 4 Brigade, 17–18 April
- Fourth Brigade Completes its Withdrawal, 18–19 April
- The Rearguard at Elevtherokhorion, 18 April
- The Germans Attack from the Air
- Withdrawal of 4 Brigade from Kriekouki on night 26–27 April
- Index
- War Surgery and Medicine
Cited in
- Crete
- Italy Volume I: The Sangro to Cassino
- The Relief of Tobruk
- To Greece
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